Cohen is the head of SAC Capital Advisors, a Connecticut hedge fund. He is one of the top art collectors in the world and sits on the board of trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

This isn't the first time that Cohen's name has been mentioned as a potential buyer of "Le Rêve." In 2006, shortly before the elbow incident, Cohen had reportedly agreed to buy the painting from Wynn for $139 million. But the deal apparently never went through.

"Le Rêve," or "The Dream," was painted by Picasso in 1932 and depicts Marie-Thérèse, the artist's mistress. Wynn acquired the painting in 2001.

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